Marilyn Blockus

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Algebraic Topology

Biography

I was born in Buffalo, and grew up in North Tonawanda, New York. I received my BA
in mathematics in 1972 from Elmira College in Elmira, New York. My graduate work in
mathematics was done at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where I received
my MA in 1975 and my PhD in 1977. My thesis was in the field of algebraic topology.
I taught mathematics at Salisbury State College, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
during the 1976-1977 academic year. I have been teaching at San Jose State University
since 1977.